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Housemates had apparent authority to consent to a common area of defendant's house

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Housemates had common authority to consent to a search of the common areas of defendant's house. State v. Robinson, 2008 La. App. LEXIS 806 (5th Cir. May 27, 2008).* Defendant was stopped in a high crime area, and he was startled and acted nervous. That added up to reasonable suspicion. State v. Honeycutt, 2008 La. App. LEXIS 809 (5th Cir. May 27, 2008)*; State v. Huntley, 2008 La. App. LEXIS 791 (5th Cir. May 27, 2008)*. Mistake of fact as to the purpose of the stop of the defendant for a malfunctioning light was not enough to void it because the lights looked like they were malunctioning. United States v. McHugh, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42171 (E.D. Va. May 29, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).